[log] Event: Howl [open]

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Characters: everyone
Location: The sort of location M.C. Escher wishes he'd thought up.
Date: nights 211 & 212
Summary: I hunt for you with bloody feet across the hallow'd ground
Warnings: potential for violence, death, and psychological horror; please note in subject lines if any specific warnings come up!

like some child possessed, the beast howls in my veins
I want to find you tear out all your tenderness

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[armoured]

Right!

[He will let Tony lead him as quick as he can through the winding passages, suddenly skidding to a halt after about ten minutes to point dead ahead.]

There-- It's-- It looks like... Mom?

[definingfuture]

[Tony is careful to lead Al around obstacles and through the winding paths, trying to head in the direction he indicates while also dealing with the complicated maze that Al doesn't see. He's startled by the way the armor suddenly stops short, making him stumble as he tries to do the same.]

What?

[There's no way that hearing Al say that isn't alarming. Tony tenses up next to him, looking ahead at the space the monster should be. It's still too far away to see. He has to be closer, but he can feel the shift in the energy around them.]

Alphonse? What is it?

[armoured]

It looks like... it looks--

[He can't quite manage to finish that sentence, his eyes fixed on the hideous thing crawling towards them on blackened and broken limbs. She's on all fours like a crab, long hair nearly obscuring her gaping mouth where the light shines brightly.]

I can't... I can't fight this.

[He's so sorry.]

[definingfuture]

Al?

[The quiet note of pain in Alphonse's voice hits Tony, and he can't tell at first what it is, so he just steps forward, using his own body to shield the armor almost comically by blocking Al from whatever is approaching. And as he moves into position he sees her--a twisted female form burnt black and mangled like a moving corpse. The sight as she finally comes into his view makes Tony cringe, but he holds his arm up to keep Alphonse back.]

It's okay. It's going to be okay. I've got you.

[He speaks softly, almost unable to get the words out without his voice shaking, but Tony remains in front of his friend. He reaches down and picks up a small rock. It's not much of a weapon, but it is the best he has at the moment. And he can see it: the bright light sitting in the open mouth of the dead woman, shining like a star.]

I'll get it.

[Tony leaps forward as he says that, charging toward the creature with his rock raised, aiming to knock the light out of her.]

[armoured]

No!

[He can't help but cry out even as Tony leaps forwards, he can't see exactly what's going on, but he sees when the creature rears back away from the rock and tries to grasp at Tony with broken and brittle fingers.]

Please don't hurt her, that's my-- that's my Mom!

[It's not, it's an anomaly that looks like her and they need the light, but it's still tearing him apart to see.]

[ooc: Sorry for the wait, I've been on holiday with no internet for a few days.]

[definingfuture]

[Tony stumbles when Alphonse cries out, unable to stop completely when he tries to halt. He finally gets within range of the monster, but what he sees is terrifying. How that thing is supposed to be Al's mother, Tony can't imagine.

The sudden stop does let Tony dodge the creature's grasp, half accidentally because he's losing his balance. The anomaly that resembles a woman has a light in her mouth, and Tony focuses on that. He rolls out of the way of her reach, then throws the rock at her face, hoping to knock the light free.]

Just stay back, Alphonse. Close your eyes!

[He does know that it won't help, but Tony calls out anyway.]

[armoured]

[Every movement that the monster makes causes its limbs to crack in a sickening fashion and blood to pool around its feet in a sticky mess. Its mouth opens wide to display the light, and it lets out a pained and hoarse scream.

It leaps at Tony, but the rock catches it off guard and sends it flying to the side with a bloody welt on one cheek. The light is still in its mouth, though.]

[definingfuture]

[He knows he has to be quick. Alphonse is only going to get more upset the longer he has to watch them fight. What Tony sees is definitely a monster. It resembles the remains of a human, maybe after some horrible accident--Tony doesn't want to think about that. He goes after the creature when it falls, cringing as he raises the rock again and tries to knock the light out of her mouth. He knows it looks as bad as Alphonse made it sound when he cried out, but he can't stop. These are monsters and they need to collect their lights. He keeps swinging, frantically, ignoring the spray of blood that comes from each strike.]

[armoured]

[He can't just stand back and watch this, the blood splattering everywhere and the way that Tony is in danger because he can't separate his mother from whatever is impersonating her here.

With a half choked off sob, he leaps forwards to try and distract the creature, letting Tony finally knock the light away.]